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    3. 川瀬

    川瀬

    川かわ瀬せ

    rapids

    KMT9News #31+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab22 strokes

    かわせ

    Noun

    1.
    rapids, shallows of a river

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    川かわ瀬せの音おとが聞きこえる。

    I can hear the sound of the rapids.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    この川かわ瀬せは流ながれが速はやいので注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

    The current in these rapids is fast, so caution is necessary.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    釣つり人びとは、川かわ瀬せの魚さかなを狙ねらっていた。

    The angler was targeting fish in the river shallows.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentSports & Martial Arts
    川かわ瀬せには、独どく特とくの生せい態たい系けいが形けい成せいされている。

    A unique ecosystem is formed in the river rapids.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    昔むかしの歌うたには、川かわ瀬せの情じょう景けいがよく詠よまれている。

    In old songs, scenes of river rapids are often sung about.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    川
    かわ…(4)
    stream・river・river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
    瀬
    せ…(6)
    rapids・current・torrent・shallows・shoal
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